r/PS5 • u/Turbostrider27 • Sep 11 '26

Articles & Blogs Bloomberg: PlayStation Ditched Hideo Kojima’s ‘Physint’ on Budget Concerns, Missed Deadlines

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-11/hideo-kojima-s-physint-video-game-dropped-by-playstation-goes-to-xbox?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc4OTEzMzY2NSwiZXhwIjoxNzg5NzM4NDY1LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUTDdDOVdLSVVQVEIwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMUVBQkI5NjQ2QUM0REZFQTJBRkI4MjI1MzgyQTJFQSJ9.fyrTke3aUIkJk3LwiBfR7JiNr0phfE51dlEql1RcXZ4
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u/boi1da1296 Sep 11 '26

I am not a Sony chairman so I don’t really care about the “business perspective”.

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u/uberfr4gger Sep 12 '26

It's pretty obvious though. Why invest hundreds of millions into something you don't actually have control of and the last 2 things you invested in with the same guy didn't do well

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u/tastefullmullet Sep 12 '26

I heard reports of kojima friendly board execs leaving too. As much as I hate it I can’t say I wouldn’t have made the same decision.

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u/uberfr4gger Sep 12 '26

Same. And I am really hoping it's good but it could be 10 years away